We are flying to Sanford Airport from Manchester with MyTravel in June with our son who will be 5 and half months, we have heard alot about skycots and were wondering whether we have to pre-book these before we fly? Also will they supply and jarred baby food or will we have to bring our own?
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We are flying to Sanford Airport from Manchester with MyTravel in June with our son who will be 5 and half months, we have heard alot about skycots and were wondering whether we have to pre-book these before we fly? Also will they supply and jarred baby food or will we have to bring our own?
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Book a skycot but don't expect it to be a great success, none of mine have ever slept well in them but they are handy to have.
Take ALL you need and some spares of everything you will need for the baby
don't rely on airlines for babyfood etc.
I've had a different experience.
I think we prebooked with Virgin when our youngest was 4 months and it had to be a bulkhead seat because they attached the skycot to a big drop down table.
She pretty much slept the whole flight or drank her milk or gurgled in a baby-type-way. Easiest flight to Florida ever.
She'll be 20 months when we go in 12 days though and I expect a little more trouble this time, although she was OK in December.
Hopefully the 4 year old will be entertained by the movies (crossed fingers and toes)
Brizzle
I think the type of baby cot depends on the airline to some extent. I once flew with Singapore Airlines whose baby cots were cradle-like recesses into the bulkhead beneath the movie screen. It was very convenient for the mother to lean across and attend to the baby but still have plenty of legroom for herself and the baby stuff. I have seen other airlines with similar facilities, but I am sure that they have to be booked well in advance.
Nostromo
jonandviv,
We're going with My Travel from Manchester in June too, with a 9 1/2 month old boy who refuses to sleep.
What date are you flying ?
Mike & Sue Wooder-Jones
I had skycots when mine were the appropriate age and they always worked well for me for most of the flightI would certainly take your own baby food and drinks (I even took boiled water in sterilized bottles when they were very young)
Ruth
skycots worked well for my kids
but do also take extra food and milk nappies just incase you are delayed
ann
Ours slept well in skycots when they were young too. The only problem we found was that as soon as they went to sleep the plane ran into turbulence and we had to take them out of the cots as the staff were very strict about it.
Typical - I have the only babies that don't sleep well in skycots!!
Never mind they make up for it now baby aged 2 (well shes our baby out of the 5) sleeps 7pm - 7am!
Were flying out on 4th June, he generally a happy baby but when he gets a tantrum on him he lets every know loudly!!!!
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